Working on a 93 extended cab that a squirrel chewed threw the plastic fuel line,took one out of truck in the junkyard and it was a pain since the tank could not be pulled due to the carrier bearing crossmember could not be removed and the tank was too long to clear the rear end so looking for some ideas on how to replace it without too much work.

 

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+1^ looks / sounds like a good way to do it to me,,, might save you some time , sweat and hard work !!! great idea Kruse !!!!

 

Spliced it for now and will be drilling out the rivets for the carrier bearing crossmember and lowering the tank when I replace the lines when it cools off some.

 

never tried to replace that line before but would it be any way to run it by removing the bed,,, a friend of mine put in a new fuel pump by removing his bed,,, only 6 star bolts holding bed to frame and unplug the taillight and 3 screws on gas filler neck ,,, we lifted it up just the two of us and slide it back,,, 3 or 4 could set it off on saw horses easy

 

junkyard jeff just pull the bed,,,hell of a lot easier than dropping tank,,,,,, four bolts in bed,,, unplug the electric harnes for lights at back bumper and 3 screws around filler neck then just lift bed up or do like i do just get someone to help set it off on ground,,,,, all the hoses and fuel pump and everything is right then easy to work on,,,,,,

 

You do not even have to pull it completely off the frame. You can tip up the front end and support it with a couple 2X4s. Or a rocking chair, or anything that comes to mind that will give you enough clearance to safely[pile up blocks?] scootch under and disconnect the tank fittings and gauge connectors and undo the 'ring'.
I assume the Dorman was a 'patch kit', but will note that FoMoCo produced splice and repair kits for the black plastic fuel lines used in the 1980's, along with instructions as to where it was reasonable, and where it might not be a good idea.
For sure I would NOT remove the crossmember, and would NOT drop the tank. Getting the straps back in place is difficult, especially if you live in a salt area. The bolts will twist off, and you are stuck, or the straps will twist and you get the picture.
If you have problems with the large torkx bolts holding the bed in place, use an impact wrench rather than a breaker if you can. The repeated impacts will break loose more times than just a straight pull. You can drive to a shop, and ask if they'll pull out their impact wrench if you have none, bring the torkx socket so you know it's the right size. Friendly places will have no problem breaking the bolts loose, and you will make it home without the dang thing falling off 99.99999999999999999999999999% of the time. Just leave the bolts ratchet wrench tight...
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Hey KF4EYR thanks to you and Tomw for backing me up on this one,,, but there are 6 bolts holding down the bed not 4 as you posted and you were right on on the 3 around gas filler neck and the lights unplug simple,,,, think this is the easy way and should save time,,, it would take a while to drill out the cross member rivets and drop the tank and like tomw said those rusted tank straps can be a pain in the but,,, but it is up to you Jeff

 

I think I will pull the bed.

 

6 foot bed only has 4 torx bolts 8 foot bed 6,,,,

 

learn something new every day,,, my bad KF4EYR ,,, and pulling bed sounds like good idea Jeff

 

Will have to see if I can get the bolts loose,23 years in Ohio winters can get the bolts very rusty.

 

I saw a post that Pawpaw put up somewhere but cant find it now ,,, he had a home brew mix of two things he used on rusty bolts ,,, i think one may have been mineral spirits but dont recall what the other was ,,, you night send a message and ask what it was and how well it works on rusty bolts ,,, I have tried all kinds of different things ( liquid wrench,, wd40,, but I like PB Blaster ) but whatever you use soak it well and sometimes a little heat from a propane torch works wonders,,, good luck

 

50/50 Acetone and ATF is popular